Sami Peretz
Will Israel Start Taxing Workplace Parking Spaces?
The idea has been examined over the past decade and raised by the Green Tax Committee as one way to reduce the number of cars coming into Israel’s main urban areas
Analysis Netanyahu, the Enemy of Competition
The man who portrayed every one of his moves in the media market as having been intended to increase competition in fact acted against competition
Analysis Who Will Cover the Cost of the Budget Crunch? Not Israel’s Biggest Firms
The government needs to close a yawning fiscal gap, but it’s loath to tinker with the corporate tax rate at a time when Trump has cut the U.S. rate
Palestinian Meat Boycott Leaves Israeli Farmers in the Red
Surprise ban saddles industry with big losses, spurs call for government to act
Analysis In Israel, Industry Is a Thing of the Past
Services are the economy's engine, and they don’t need a weak shekel
Analysis Israel’s Secret Japanese Investor
The Finance Ministry isn’t saying who bought its $140m bond placement
Analysis Is High-tech the Dream Career Path for Israelis That It’s Cracked Up to Be?
It’s not so clear cut, as newly released employment and education data show
Analysis Things in Israel Are Expensive, So Why Are We Still Spending Like Crazy?
Israelis complain about the cost of living, all while taking vacations abroad, buying cars and dining out at restaurants
The Best Investment in Israel Today? Paying Taxes
The government pays 4% when it refunds overpayments, making it a popular way for companies to invest their cash
Analysis The Bribery Game Is Changing, Taking Down Israel's Wealthiest Businesswoman With It
All was going well for Shari Arison’s business empire – until it wasn’t
Analysis Israel’s Natural Gas Industry Is Incredibly Safe. The Construction Industry Should Learn From It
Israel managed to build a natural gas drilling platform almost without a hitch. So why are there so many accidents in the construction industry?
Analysis Israel Won't Vet Chinese Investment, Risking U.S. Ire
Government team tasked with examining foreign investment oversight has quietly recommended against it, so as not to offend Beijing
Analysis Bibi’s Appetite for Power Is a Danger to the Economy
Rumors are that Netanyahu wants to move the powerful budget division from the treasury to the Prime Minister’s Office
Analysis The Fighting Is Over, but Gaza’s Economic Problems Remain
As far as Israel’s government is concerned, Gaza is a problem out of which no good can come. But we need to start discussing its future
Analysis Is Big, Bad Amazon Really Going to Eat Israeli Retailers’ Lunch?
Many of America’s most successful companies have flopped in Israel. If Amazon succeeds it will be because it shakes things up in a good way
Analysis Israel Wants Google, Facebook to Pay Hundreds of Millions in Taxes to Plug Deficit
The two multinationals currently pay no income tax in Israel, although they do pay other taxes, such as VAT and wage taxes
Analysis Israel Election 2019: Why Netanyahu-Gantz Unity Government Would Be Best for the Economy
Amid the corruption cases plaguing Netanyahu, small right-wing parties would have hefty extortion power in the cabinet. Without them, Israel could more easily pass a responsible budget
Analysis Feiglin Is Selling a Bottle of Free Market Snake Oil
A close reading of the Zehut Party platform reveals impossible contradictions, especially vis-a-vis settlers
Analysis Was It Netanyahu’s Financial Savvy or Insider Information?
Either way, the premiere bought the stock at close to a 95 percent discount, and later sold it to his cousin for seven times what he paid for it